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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know tons of Ivy grads, maybe handful.  They all objectively smart people, but work in very middle paying careers.  Pretty sure they could be doing the exact same job and have the same pay if they had a degree from literally anywhere.  [/quote]

I know a ton of public university grads some objectively not smart, some are smart, and many with no job opportunity or in low pay careers. Some may have had success or luck. Some may be lazy, some not.

wtf???? You see how stupid these posts are. It’s fine if you don’t want to spend the $ on an Ivy or you can’t get in one. Truly, it’s fine. You all can quit with these insane posts. [/quote]

Is it fine, though? Is it fine to have a high-stats kid and just … let them not apply to an Ivy? [/quote]

I have a college sophomore at an Ivy. I was being sarcastic. But, my point being: why does OP care what anyone else chooses to do? Seriously, why? And all these stupid anecdotal stories, so dumb. I can find a lot of losers in every rank of school, and smart people too.

FWIW- my Ivy kid is absolutely thriving and the opportunities being handed to him and the encouragement by faculty members to apply for internships and special discussion groups, etc is beyond what I imagined only 1.5 years in. He’s already had a semester abroad working an internship, as well as classes at a top university over there. He has a fully paid/funded research panel his profs told to apply for in Europe this summer, and it’s secured. He’s had countless connections.

We chose to pay over in-state because my kid is the type that would lap up any opportunity. He’s innately curious. He handles school work and plays a club sport and has a thriving social life in addition to 2 clubs and model UN.

So, yeah, he’s not in STEM and the Ivy network is already helping him a ton. It’s a little more difficult for kids not in STEM at many state schools. The goal is to be able to do something he loves and is meaningful, to support himself but not just: “how much $ can I make?” A lot of Ivy are at my agency- not everyone wants to be an investment banker/finance bro or hedge fund manager or a partner at a law firm. With AI at warp speed who knows what jobs will become obsolete. It’s best to have some versatility.

So just worry about your own kids/family and not what others choose to do. You’ll be much happier in life. [/quote]

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